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"This is a time for Jews to be prouder, to stand taller, and to realize the message of the menorah – that darkness can only be defeated by adding light, just as each night we light candles in celebration of Hanukkah," Teldon said.

Menorah lit for Hanukkah at Wilmette Village Hall

December 20, 2022 at 12:06 p.m.

Frigid temperatures gripped Wilmette Sunday as the sun set, and Chabad of Wilmette gathered with community members to light a nine-foot public Hanukkah menorah at Village Hall, honoring the first...

Rush Junior Board member Caroline Kinsella, Rush Holiday Tea raffle chair Fiona McCaffery, Holiday Tea chocolate chair Anna Rice and Rush Junior Board member Maddie Sell.

Rush University Junior Board holds annual Holiday Tea to benefit university’s medical center

December 6, 2022 at 12:47 p.m.

The young ladies of the Rush Junior Board are learning about tea etiquette, while becoming the next generation of change agents on the North Shore. The holiday tea, a cherished...

Liam Barnes (Tiny Tim) with director, Toby Nicholson during rehearsals of A Christmas Carol at the Community House. "A Christmas Carol," a community musical production, based on the original story of the plight of the poor at Christmas in Victorian London, by Charles Dickens, has been a holiday favorite in Winnetka for 25 years.

‘A Christmas Carol’ celebrates 25 years in Winnetka and final production for director

November 30, 2022 at 8:42 a.m.

The community musical production, based on the original story of the plight of the poor at Christmas in Victorian London by Charles Dickens, has been a holiday favorite in Winnetka...

Kevin Barthel of at Home with Kevin, sold his Snow People during the 2022 Holiday Bazaar this weekend, an annual event, in support of a community grants program that raises funds for charities that serve Evanston, Skokie and Rogers Park. Barthel was one of 54 vendors offering special one-of-a-kind, hand-made or hand-designed gifts in home décor, apparel, jewelry, accessories and gourmet foods. Here Mikayla and Kelsey Bloomer of Grayslake make their selection.

Woman’s Club of Evanston hosts annual 2022 Holiday Bazaar

November 21, 2022 at 3:23 p.m.

This giving season, the Woman's Club of Evanston inspires gift giving, with a fundraiser in support women and children in the community. The Woman's Club of Evanston presented their 2022...

Shoppers gathered to find unique, hand-made gifts by local artisans, designers, and makers, at the Autumn Maker's Market Saturday, featuring; jewelry, art, clothing, and gourmet foods and more at the Clarkson Lodge in Northfield.

Autumn Maker’s Market in Northfield debut gives holiday shoppers an early start on the season

November 14, 2022 at 4:54 p.m.

Saturday's chill in the air brought some early holiday spirit to Clarkson Park in Northfield, just in time for holiday shopping at the first ever local artisan market. Shoppers gathered...

Rene Eckebrecht of Libertyville, Evelyn Neu of Gurnee
Laura Eckebrecht of River Grove, talk with antique furniture dealer, Billy Cook, from Hungerford, England, who participated in the A+M show. Cook's booth featured a pair of chairs that were used at the coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. For the coronation, these chairs and stools were especially commissioned from three of the country's leading cabinet making firms and all were covered in the same blue velvet with yellow braid trim. "By an act of Parliament those who had attended the coronation were allowed to purchase the chair they sat in, so these chairs are often passed down through the original family line of descendants who attended the coronation in 1953," Cook said.

Winnetka’s Antiques + Modernism Show gathers design and art lovers across North Shore

November 8, 2022 at 3:01 p.m.

Interior designers, treasure hunters and area collectors flocked to the Community House of Winnetka Thursday for the preview party of the Antiques + Modernism 2022 Show, and a first peek...

Mia Cahn (4), Lily Cahn (7), Vivian Rogers (7), Meyer Rogers (9), all from Wilmette, help themselves to Halloween treats outside the Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce during the Linden Square Pumpkin Walk on Saturday.

Businesses, families celebrate Halloween in Linden Square

October 31, 2022 at 4:24 p.m.

Linden Square participating businesses have created their own trick-or-treating tradition in Wilmette, each year inviting area families to come out to enjoy a safe, local street celebration the weekend before...

Dorothy Grunes with Maddie Grunes (8) and Beatrix Grunes (8) all from Glencoe.

Glencoe celebrates Halloween with annual Boo Bash

October 31, 2022 at 2:53 p.m.

The granddaddy of Halloween celebrations along the North Shore, took place at the Takiff Center Friday where area families joined in for an evening of memorable family fun. New to...

Late Saturday afternoon, St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 939 Hinman, was filled to the rafters with music as participants lifted their voices in song in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the mighty E.M. Skinner Opus 327 pipe organ.

Evanston’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Church celebrates organ’s 100th birthday

October 18, 2022 at 3:15 p.m.

Late Saturday afternoon, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Evanston, was filled to the rafters with music as participants lifted their voices in song in celebration of the centennial anniversary of...

The Glenview Women's March, gathered local community members who joined in solidarity with the National Weekend of Action and Women's Wave Women's March, taking place all across the country on Oct. 8.

Glenview Women’s Wave March gathers community leaders, residents in rally for freedom Saturday

October 10, 2022 at 10:12 a.m.

Exactly one month before Election Day, area women and their allies gathered in Jackman Park on Saturday, to rally for freedom. The Glenview Women's March, gathered local community members, joining...

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